Mr. Justice S.S. Sandhawaiia, President—The territorial jurisdiction for all disputes relating to examinations conducted by the Kurukshetra University, is the significant question in this appeal. Equally at issue is the question whether the said University renders a “service” to its students within the consumer jurisdiction?

2. The facts are not in serious dispute and may be noticed with relevance to the issue aforesaid. Vinay Parkash, respondent had averred in his complaint that he was a regular student of the LL.B. (professional) semester system course run by the appellant-University from the year 1988 to 1991. It was pleaded that he had taken the examination in all the six semesters and he cleared the fifth semester with good marks. However, in the sixth semester he was directed to re-appear in the fourth paper (Equity). Dissatisfied therewith, the Complainant applied for re-evaluation of the said paper and deposited the requisite re-evaluation fees which were duly accepted. However, the University failed to provide the re-evaluation of the paper even after the lapse of four months. In the given circumstances, the complainant-respondent had no alternative but to re-appear in